Month: January 2015

Many of us are caught up in the whirlwind tug-of-war of satisfying our parents needs to get married while giving up our so-called sense of independent freedom. In many Indian cultures, and cultures world-wide there is a large-scale phenomenon that is taking shape driven by the rituals, traditions, and so-called “everyone-else-is-doing-it-so-you-must-too” doctrines that drive unnecessary… Read more Settle Only for What You Feel Is Best

In practically all regions of the world there is an accepted feeling that lying, or telling false statements, is inappropriate and leads to a continuous cycle of dishonesty. As I was putting my thoughts together about this post, I know in some ways that I am going to contradict myself in terms of what is… Read more Four “S”ubject Areas Where You May Need to Tell a Lie

“It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others’ religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world’s religions is a sacred duty.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi It’s hard for me to believe that the… Read more Study the Good of Other Religions

As we enter 2015, many of us will set personal goals that we want to achieve for the new year. Some of these goals may be losing weight, increasing corporate sales, finding a new job, visiting a new country, finding the love of our life, or simply getting ourselves out of a rut. I used… Read more Don’t Beat Yourself Up for Not Achieving Your Goals